FASTLANE

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FASTLANE is a family of bulk encryption of packet stream devices specified by the National Security Agency and manufactured by General Dynamics. The family, all intended for high-speed IEEE 802.3/Ethernet interfaces, is designated TSEC/KG-75.[1] It encrypts packets within frames, and certainly not all bits; the frame headers and trailers must be present for the LAN to work.

It is the parent of the newer TACLANE TSEC/KG-175 for packets over LAN

Applications

FASTLANE is the main interface for classified traffic flowing directly onto circuits on the Defense Information Systems Network; it encrypts Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) information and sends it to an ATM switch.

References

  1. FASTLANE® ATM/SONET Encryptor (KG-75/KG-75A), General Dynamics C4 Systems